The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.

We didn't put a single boot on the ground, and [Muammar] Gaddafi was deposed. The Libyans turned out for one of the most successful, fairest elections that any Arab country has had. They elected moderate leaders.

Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.

It is important to learn how to take criticism seriously, but not personally.

It wasn't the best choice. I made a mistake. It was not prohibited. It was not in any way disallowed. And as I have said and as now has come out, my predecessors did the same thing and many other people in the government.

While there are few problems in today's world that the United States can solve alone, there are even fewer that can be solved without the United States.

I want us to do more to support people who are struggling to balance family and work.